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Lithograph

Title:
The Arrival of Circus at Concord, N. H.
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
1990.023.10
Creator:
McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978); Village Press Publications
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1974
Description:
Photolithograph, The Arrival of Circus at Concord, N. H., after a painting by Arch McDonnell (1909-1978), 1974. Ink on paper. View of train yard. Men unloading red freight cars or trucks from flat car at left. Man driving red truck center with licence plate "1934", number "128" on truck's cab, and partial inscription of "Ringling / Bros. / Barnum / and / Bailey / CIRCUS"on side. Behind truck, center background, is an locomotive; engine number "201" with engineer and "BOSTON / and / MAINE" on coal car; passenger car behind. Man smoking a cigar, boy, and police officer stand right foreground. Flat car loaded with red wagons at right. Printed signature lower right: "ARCH Mc DONNELL". Printed inscription lower right margin: "The Arrival of Circus at Concord, N. H." and original painting by Arch McDonnell / � 1974 Village Press Publications, Concord, N.H. Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-11.5 W-14.25 inches
Provenance:
The donor, J. Willcox Brown (1915-2005) acquired McDonnell prints (1990.023.01-.25) from a collector in Penacook, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Willcox Brown
Subjects:
Concord, NH, Circus
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